| NEWS Is Darren Rovell a scammer, stupid, or both? A new front page expose of his misdeeds (gambling) centers on that very question

[TerryP]

Darren Rovell, the former ESPN sports business reporter who currently works for the Action Network, a subscriber-based sports gambling information website, found himself under intense scrutiny after gambling aficionados on Twitter posted evidence he’d edited his bets after they’d been placed. And those bets were originally larger by many orders of magnitude than his usual bet sizes.

Though he’d been challenged about the size of the bets as far back as six months ago and told they distorted the overall picture of his gambling skills, Rovell had mostly shrugged off the criticism. But as the clamor grew on Monday, Rovell drastically reduced the amounts he’d wagered. Now, he insisted he’d made a mistake in January, pinning the issue on his lack of gambling knowledge at the time. Still, Rovell denied that he had been intentionally trying to buff up his betting résumé or had done anything wrong, even if his explanations don’t entirely add up.

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Ex-ESPN Reporter’s Shady Gambling Behavior Sets Off Alarms

A recent online controversy shed light on the strange dealings of the Action Network, a popular sports-gambling site founded by the Chernin Group and formerly aligned with ESPN.

www.thedailybeast.com

Akin to paying $4.99 to get advice on weight loss from Sir Charles.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Darren Rovell, the former ESPN sports business reporter who currently works for the Action Network, a subscriber-based sports gambling information website, found himself under intense scrutiny after gambling aficionados on Twitter posted evidence he’d edited his bets after they’d been placed. And those bets were originally larger by many orders of magnitude than his usual bet sizes.

Though he’d been challenged about the size of the bets as far back as six months ago and told they distorted the overall picture of his gambling skills, Rovell had mostly shrugged off the criticism. But as the clamor grew on Monday, Rovell drastically reduced the amounts he’d wagered. Now, he insisted he’d made a mistake in January, pinning the issue on his lack of gambling knowledge at the time. Still, Rovell denied that he had been intentionally trying to buff up his betting résumé or had done anything wrong, even if his explanations don’t entirely add up.

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Ex-ESPN Reporter’s Shady Gambling Behavior Sets Off Alarms

A recent online controversy shed light on the strange dealings of the Action Network, a popular sports-gambling site founded by the Chernin Group and formerly aligned with ESPN.

www.thedailybeast.com

Akin to paying $4.99 to get advice on weight loss from Sir Charles.

"Shady gambling behavior..."

 

[Tidestalker]

SHOCKING to find out that outfits who sell picks aren't actually making money on their picks.... Shit.

 

[TerryP]

"Shady gambling behavior..."

I've followed Bell for q minute. He's close to Clay Travis in a different genre right now. Well, one Clay is breaking into.

 

[TerryP]

@It Takes Eleven, @Tidestalker, a Modelo asks the question where are you in the Sportsbook to be criticizing...

@Tidestalker, it's the units. Not the bet.

 

[Tidestalker]

@It Takes Eleven, @Tidestalker, a Modelo asks the question where are you in the Sportsbook to be criticizing...

@Tidestalker, it's the units. Not the bet.

The Units got changed because the bets.... Didn't win (enough).

 

[TerryP]

The Units got changed because the bets.... Didn't win (enough).

I believe you've missed out on how many questioned the number of units he was claiming to be wagering. That's what he was lying about.

Though he’d been challenged about the size of the bets as far back as six months ago and told they distorted the overall picture of his gambling skills, Rovell had mostly shrugged off the criticism. But as the clamor grew on Monday, Rovell drastically reduced the amounts he’d wagered. Now, he insisted he’d made a mistake in January, pinning the issue on his lack of gambling knowledge at the time.

I don't see it any other way than him lying about the amount of money he was wagering in order to boost the sales/subscriptions of ESPN+ and the gambling advice productions.

Hey, RJ Bell is no bastion of credibility here. But even in "their world," it's an unwritten rule, so to speak, that you don't lie about the number of units placed.

Contrast that with @TUSKtimes and his opinions on LSU last year. Not only did he say what he felt, we saw it backed up in the Sportsbook. Darren...said one thing, did another. Or, contrast it with Fallica who'll say who he's going with but never mentions how much.